Newcastle United vs. Southampton: Another Game with a Lot of Cards

Southampton is weak in away matches, the club has an unpleasant streak of six consecutive defeats. In addition, Newcastle United is a difficult opponent for "the Saints" when it comes to away games. So, will the team manage to break their losing streak away and at St. James' Park?

Newcastle United disappoints their fans at the start of the new season. In the first round, Steve Bruce's team was defeated 2-4 by West Ham in the home match, and then they had an unsuccessful away match with Aston Villa. In Birmingham, the club missed two goals and couldn't do anything against the opponent. Newcastle is currently 18th in the League table. This week "the Magpies" lost at home to Burnley and ended their participation in the English League Cup.

Southampton played away against Everton in the first round of the English Premier League. The team was defeated in the sixth consecutive away match. At Goodison Park, their result was 1-3. After that, the team returned to their home arena and played host to Manchester United. The team of Ralph Hasenhüttl competed against one of the favorites of the current season. Southampton scored the first goal in this game but didn't manage to hold the minimum advantage – 1-1. Note that the club had a perfect opportunity to win, but the players failed to convert the chances. "The Saints" are currently 13th in the League table. The club reached the 1/16 finals of the English Premier League, the team defeated Newport away with a score of 8-0.

In the last English Premier League Newcastle United and Southampton exchanged victories in the home matches. In the first round, Ralph Hasenhüttl's team scored 2 unanswered goals, and in the second part of the season, "the Magpies" were stronger than "the Saints" with a score of 3-2. The clubs met in a total of 102 matches, with the home team ahead by 41-38 in the number of wins.

Newcastle: Woodman, Fernández, Lascelles, Clark, Ritchie, Almirón, Longstaff, Willock, Murphy, Saint-Maximin, Wilson.

Southampton: McCarthy, Livramento, Bednarek, Salisu, Perraud, Elyounoussi, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Djenepo, Adams, Armstrong.

• Southampton was defeated in the last six matches in the English Premier League;
• In the last six home matches of Newcastle United vs. Southampton, the bet "total over 2,5 goals" was triggering;
• Newcastle United won in the last four home matches against Southampton in all the tournaments;
• Southampton has conceded at least two goals in the last six away matches of the English Premier League;
• Newcastle has conceded at least two goals in five in the last six home matches of the English Premier League.

Southampton will hardly boast an away win over Newport with a lopsided score of 8-1. However, this result could give the team a chance to regain confidence in their actions in away matches. Southampton has six consecutive away defeats in the English Premier League, of course, the team will try to break this streak. The coach of "the Saints" was very pleased with the game against "Manchester United", of course, a draw with the "Red Devils" can be considered a plus for the club. Newcastle is not doing so well - there were losses in the first three official games of the season.

Here is an interesting statistic in the matches between the clubs: in the previous four games, the players of Newcastle and Southampton received a total of 15 yellow cards. I expect that the upcoming game will also be quite tense, especially given the poor form and mood of the home team and the motivation of the guests to break the streak of away defeats. I propose to consider yellow cards as the main bet, you can also bet on a draw.